Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield2007
Directed by Michael Feifer
The premise
Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" Leatherface, the story of real life serial killer Ed Gein is told once again. Nicknamed "The Butcher Of Plainfield," Gein was responsible for a rash of gory murders that sent shock waves through his rural Wisconsin town, and across America, in the late 1950's. Prepare to enter the evil mind and twisted world of "The Butcher Of Plainfield."
Horror Vault's take
Long before Leatherface and Buffalo Bill haunted screens, a real man in rural Wisconsin was committing acts so horrific they would inspire generations of horror icons. This film plunges viewers into the warped psyche of Ed Gein, the mild-mannered Plainfield local whose grisly crimes shook 1950s America to its core. Kane Hodder steps behind the eyes of one of history's most notorious killers, delivering a portrait of evil lurking beneath an unremarkable surface. It's a raw, unflinching look at the man whose story refuses to stay buried.
Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Disturbing Imagery, True Crime Subject Matter Involving Murder And Desecration Of Bodies
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